Advanced English Unit 9 Book 1

Tasks  Pre-reading questions  Background knowledge  Macro-structure of the text  Detailed Study of the text  Rhetoric devices  Follow-up discussion  Exercise and homework

Pre-reading Questions 1. How do you understand the title? 2. What do you know about Mark Twain?

1. “Mirror” here means a person who gives a true representation or description of the country. 2. Generally speaking, all literary giants in human history are also great historians, thinkers and philosophers. Their works often reveal more truth than many political essays. 3. Mark Twain was one of these giants, and his life and works are a mirror of America of his time. Mirror

Mark Twain Real Name Meaning Life Works Assessment

Mark Twain: ( ) Samuel Langhorne Clemens Two Fathoms deep— the depth of water necessary for the steamer boats to pass safely

Early life experience Boy in a little town in Mississippi At 11, he lost his father At 13, he stopped schooling Tramp printer Steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Confederate guerrilla Prospector Reporter on the far western frontier Traveler abroad

Main Works  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn

Other Works  The Prince and the Pauper  The Cop and the Anthem  Running for Governor  The £1,000,000 Bank-Note  The Innocents Abroad  The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County  The Gilded Age

His Misfortunes  Financial difficulties  Personal tragedies his father his brother his two-daughters his son his wife

A Brief Assessment Remarks: Mark Twain is a part of America. His personal success and failure were those of America. He moved, along with America, from innocence to experience. Ernest Hemingway : All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.... There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since. Ernest Hemingway : All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.... There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.

Mark Twain and the Barber

Mark Twain —Mirror of America Part I (Para.1): It serves as an introduction Part I (Para.1): It serves as an introduction of the whole text. of the whole text. Part II(Para2-18): It provides his early life, Part II(Para2-18): It provides his early life, his success and comments on his works. his success and comments on his works. Part III (Para.19-21): It devotes to his Part III (Para.19-21): It devotes to his personal tragedy and conclusion. personal tragedy and conclusion.

Rhtorical Devices  Metaphor  Simile  Hyperbole  Parallelism  Personification  Antithesis  Euhemism  Alliteration  Metonymy  synecdoche

Questions for Discussion  Why is Mark Twain one of America ’ s best-loved authors?  Give a brief account of Mark Twain ’ s experience before he became a writer.  When did Mark Twain become a pilot on a steamboat?  What story did he write that made him known as “ the wild humorist of the Pacific slope ” ?

Written Homework  Why does the writer consider Mark Twain a mirror of America ？

References  l2/index.htm  ml   《高级英语》学习指南 第一册  《高级英语》教师用书 第一册  《马克 · 吐温》 by Frorrest G. Robinson ， 上海外语教育出 版社。  Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.  Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.